Cleveland high school football player seriously hurt in shooting has died: Family

CLEVELAND -- A 17-year-old high school football player who was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting in Cleveland earlier this month has died, his mother confirmed to Fox 8 News reporter Suzanne Stratford on Sunday.

Niecey Bryant has been at her son's bedside ever since the shooting. She says one of the bullets, still lodged inside Michael Chappman's body, traveled and damaged some of his organs. He passed away early this morning.

Further details about his death were not immediately released, or confirmed by officials.

Michael said he got off work around 3:30 p.m., on July 6, stopped home to see his mother, and around dinnertime went to hang out with a friend.